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Crime & CourtsJapan ex-lawmaker indicted on charges of underreporting fundraising income
A summary indictment was filed Thursday against former House of Representatives member Kentaro Sonou...
December 22, 2022
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EconomyGovt expects 1.5% growth in FY2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Thursday adopted an official projection that the country’s gr...
December 22, 2022
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General News¥280.3 billion left out of Tokyo Games expense report
A total of ¥280.3 billion in athlete training and facility maintenance costs was not included in the...
December 22, 2022
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Defense & Security4 China vessels enter Japanese territorial waters
Four Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands, Oki...
December 22, 2022
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Climate ChangeLarge-scale offshore wind farm begins operation
AKITA — Commercial operation of Japan’s first large-scale offshore wind farm began at Noshiro Port i...
December 22, 2022
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General NewsPolice officers attempted cover-up of wrong-way driving
OSAKA — Two police officers in Osaka Prefecture have been disciplined for driving a police car the w...
December 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFormer Japan lawmaker indicted over allegations of underreporting income
A summary indictment was filed Thursday against former House of Representatives member Kentaro Sonou...
December 22, 2022
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EuropeReporting on Ukraine with digital media
It has been almost 10 months since Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February. As the Russian offens...
December 22, 2022
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Politics & Government2023 G7 summit logo unveiled
The logo for the Group of Seven summit scheduled to be held in Hiroshima in May has been unveiled by...
December 22, 2022
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General NewsBamboo lanterns brighten Tokyo shrine at foot of Skytree
Bamboo lanterns illuminate the grounds of Ushijima Shrine in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, with Tokyo Skytree ...
December 22, 2022
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EuropeBridge over Irpin River
Sergey Revenko, 28, who works at an architectural office in Kyiv, took about 1,500 photos of a destr...
December 22, 2022
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EuropeGraveyard of burnt cars in Irpin
On a road in Irpin sit the shells of about 100 burned out cars, left where their owners abandoned t...
December 22, 2022
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EuropeDacha village of Moshchun attacked
Moshun is an area of vacation villas where people working in Kyiv escaped to on weekends to enjoy t...
December 22, 2022
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EuropeSoccer stadium shelled in Irpin
Irpin developed as a bedroom town popular with people who commute to work in Kyiv. Many residents fl...
December 22, 2022
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EuropeDestroyed apartments in Horenka
In the village of Horenka near Kyiv, the Russians destroyed apartment buildings and houses fronting ...
December 22, 2022